New York (CNN) Naomi Osaka won her first Grand Slam title Saturday, beating Serena Williams in a controversial US Open final that saw the American docked a game after calling the umpire a "thief." Osaka prevailed against her idol 6-2, 6-4 in New York to deny Williams a record 24th major -- and first as a mom -- and become the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles title. The 20-year-old indeed made history for Japan but the final will be remembered as much -- if not more -- for Williams clashing with chair umpire Carlos Ramos in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Ramos first gave Williams, 36, a code violation warning for coaching in the second game of the second set -- he ruled that coach Patrick Mouratoglou gave her hand signals from the stands. Williams duly approached the net and told Ramos: "I don't cheat.

Source: CNN September 08, 2018 22:01 UTC